1996 Batting Average Leaders Top 25 in the National League
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank
Tony Gwynn	.353 (.35255)	San Diego Padres	1
Ellis Burks	.344 (.34421)	Colorado Rockies	2
Mike Piazza	.336 (.33638)	Los Angeles Dodgers	3
Lance Johnson	.333 (.33284)	New York Mets	4
Mark Grace	.331 (.33090)	Chicago Cubs	5
Ken Caminiti	.326 (.32601)	San Diego Padres	6
Eric Young	.324 (.32394)	Colorado Rockies	7
Bernard Gilkey	.317 (.31699)	New York Mets	8
Jeff Bagwell	.315 (.31514)	Houston Astros	9
Gary Sheffield	.314 (.31407)	Florida Marlins	10
Dante Bichette	.313 (.31280)	Colorado Rockies	11
Hal Morris	.313 (.31250)	Cincinnati Reds	12
Brian Jordan	.310 (.30994)	St. Louis Cardinals	13
Chipper Jones	.309 (.30936)	Atlanta Braves	14
Marquis Grissom	.308 (.30849)	Atlanta Braves	15
Barry Bonds	.308 (.30754)	San Francisco Giants	16
Mark Grudzielanek	.306 (.30594)	Montreal Expos	17
Vinny Castilla	.304 (.30366)	Colorado Rockies	18
Andres Galarraga	.304 (.30351)	Colorado Rockies	19
Al Martin	.300 (.30000)	Pittsburgh Pirates	20
Barry Larkin	.298 (.29787)	Cincinnati Reds	21
Steve Finley	.298 (.29771)	San Diego Padres	22
Raul Mondesi	.297 (.29653)	Los Angeles Dodgers	23
John Mabry	.297 (.29650)	St. Louis Cardinals	24
Fred McGriff	.295 (.29498)	Atlanta Braves	25
Name	Batting Average	Team	Rank

	Jim Thome wore number twenty-five since he first came up with the Cleveland Indians making him the franchise record holder for that particular number (Mike Garcia is second). Future Hall of Famer Sammy Sosa is best known for wearing number twenty-one; however, when the young slugger played for the Chicago White Sox (1989-1991) he only wore number twenty-five. The most recognizable Detroit Tiger to wear the number twenty-five was probably Norm Cash (who wore it from 1960 through 1974), but did you know that Hall of Famer Larry Doby also wore it during his single season with Detroit?